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Fluorescent shop light retrofit questions
I'm going to treat myself to new fluorescent shop lights. I currently have a motley collection, with fixtures from garage sales and the dump. No telling what the ballasts are and whatever tubes I...
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Tolerance on 4mm hot rolled mild steel plate?
Does anyone know what a normal tolerance would be on 4mm hot rolled mild steel plate?. TIA Dave
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Convert a Pedestal Drill to a Mill
Hi All Im looking into converting my pedestal drill (PD) like this one a pedestal drill and a modified milling machine by using compound table, albeit that the PD has 2 thou runout at the bottom of...
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Who's the VFD guru?
I want to control the speed of a production machine. The drive motor is 1 hp 220v 3-phase 1150 rpm. The motor starts under no load, a mechanical clutch is engaged to run the machine at 100 rpm through...
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Inexpensive but worthwhile wirefeed?
I asked this question on s.e.j.welding, and for the most part (with one or two notable exceptions, thank you if you're reading this) all I got was fatherly advise on how to break into professional...
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"Fun with MOTs"
Since building a spotwelder with 2 microwave oven transformers (MOTs), I have fooled around with them and found other uses: 's 1.09 MB. Sorry, dialup readers. Bob
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Clausing 5914 - Reeves drive pulley squeaks (resolved)
Things were too clean. A bit of belt dressing on the belt and the noise all stopped. Now I can hear all the other noises. The belt dressing is Gold Eagle 61498, bought from a local auto parts store....
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Making lots of square holes
I'd like to make a Menger sponge ( in metal; that is, I want to make a number of intersecting through holes of square cross-section through a cube of metal. I don't know what the relevant metal would...
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Hanging it up! Downsizing !!!
I am 78 years old. My wife and I are downsizing and moving into an assisted living community. I have sold most of my tools but I still have something that I don't want to get rid of, but I must. I...
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"schiele curve"
I am trying to find a definition of this curve, which is described in old lathe design manuals - not finding anything on the internet - any of you guys have a good reference?
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PICTURES -- Compressor repairs completed
Final pictures are here: runs smoothly as intended. The only thing missing is the pressure switch, which I ordered but which has not yet arrived. The amps are now within spec, after the shaft end play...
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Clausing 220V Table Saw
I have an opportunity to pick up a Clausing 220V 10-inch table saw for $100. Can anyone tell me if it is a good idea to run one of these off a step- up transformer? Thanks. Darren Harris Srarten...
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Any good tool sets?
I'm interested in getting a nice all purpose mechanical tool set that I can carry to whatever I need to work on and have most of what I need. I like the Craftsman kits but they are sockets, more...
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what cad software should I get?
I am new to cad/cam/cnc software. What is the the most affordable or cheapest software I should get or buy to learn? I want to get into small metal parts manufacturing. thanks for any help you can...
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Drilling lubrication
My new drill press has all kinds of cool features I never had before. One of them is a bottle with a control-flow spout to run lubricating fluid while drilling. Many years ago I used water mixed with...
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